Commercial space info august 2021 Business incubators in Munich Start-ups and young companies in Munich can benefit from access to a series of business incubators. Incubators support innovative, newly launched firms as they seek to master typical challenges in the start-up phase. They provide business premises, infrastructure, focused consulting and funding programs to increase the chances that newcomers to the market will be able to survive – and thrive. Do you know the most important business incubators in Munich? "Business incubators in Munich" contains a list of various facilities, including details of who to contact. We expressly state that this list lays no claim to completeness. If you are interested in having your incubator added to this list, or if you have any questions, please feel free to contact Ms. Schillitz: Phone: +49 (0)89 233-27149 Fax: +49 (0)89 233-27966 E-mail: [email protected] Published by: City of Munich, Department of Labor and Economic Development Herzog-Wilhelm-Straße 15, 80331 Munich, Germany, http://www.munich.de/business Editor: Karin Schillitz, Tel. +49 (0)89 233-27149 Fax +49 (0)89 233- 27966, mailto: [email protected] august 2021 Bavarian Film Center Contact 82031 Grünwald Bayerisches Filmzentrum Phone: +49 (0)89 649810 Wirtschaftsförderungs-GmbH E-mail: [email protected] Bavariafilmplatz 7 www.filmzentrum.net The Bavarian Film Center gives a home to start-ups in the media industry. Newcomers receive professional consulting in dramatic composition, film and TV production and digital strategies, as well as an overview of content creation for new technologies. They benefit from a creative environment, an extensive network and cutting-edge infrastructure. An assortment of programs support young authors in traditional fields and content creators in innovative formats – from master classes to labs to storytelling hackathons. The Bavarian Film Center provides modern office space, good working conditions, a comprehensive set of services and individual care. Tenants can use the center's secretary pool and telephone service, a copying center and the central mail and dispatch service. There are even conference facilities and a showroom. Players who do not require a permanent office also have the option of simply using the center's mailbox. Page 2 august 2021 BayStartUP - Network for Startups, Investors and Corporates Contact BayStartUp GmbH Phone: +49 (0)89 388 38 38 0 Agnes-Pockels-Bogen 1 E-mail: [email protected] 80992 Munich www.baystartup.de BayStartUP is your professional guide through the Bavarian startup scene. The experienced team prepares startups for funding rounds and connects them with venture capitalists and business angels from Germany‘s largest network of investors. BayStartUP offers a broad range of services for founders, business angels and industry representatives alike: - BayStartUP runs Germany’s larges investor’s and business angel network for investors interested in fast growing young companies. - Also, BayStartUP hosts business plan competitions in Munich, Northern Bavaria, Bavarian Swabia and south-east Bavaria where startups can present their business plans to Juries of entrepreneurs, business managers and investors. An expert Jury provides substantial feedback to every participant on their business plans. - BayStartUP also supports startup companies to optimize their business strategy and prepare all documents relevant for representing the company especially to investors or strategic partners, providing financial coaching and workshops to startup teams. Page 3 august 2021 UnternehmerTUM Center for Innovation and Business Creation Contact UnternehmerTUM Phone: +49 (0)89 28925501 Lichtenbergstr. 6 E-mail: [email protected] 85748 Garching (near Munich) www.tum.de/wirtschaft/entrepreneurship At the Entrepreneurship Center on the Garching research campus, the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and UnternehmerTUM GmbH have bundled their offerings for start-ups under one roof. The center boasts a no-gaps support infrastructure to develop talented entrepreneurs and promising business opportunities. For academics, students, alumni and professionals, the center services as an interface, a melting pot to nourish their entrepreneurial spirit and access seamless support across all entrepreneurial processes. It thus creates ideal conditions for a flourishing entrepreneurial ecosystem: high-level research, a broad spectrum of courses, tailor-made coaching and – thanks to the MakerSpace – a perfect technical setting for prototype construction. In essence, the center combines an incubator, an accelerator and a venture capital fund in one. What exactly is on offer? Start-up consulting, qualification programs, the "MakerSpace" high- tech workshop and entrepreneurship research together with the chairs at the TUM Entrepreneurship Research Institute (ERI) and in the incubator itself. Page 4 august 2021 ESA BIC Bavaria Contact Phone: +49 (0)8105 7727715 Anwendungszentrum Oberpfaffenhofen E-mail: [email protected] Friedrichshafener Straße 1 www.esa-bic.de 82205 Gilching The ESA BIC Bavaria business incubator supports entrepreneurs with innovative ideas for the use of aerospace technologies in other areas of the economy. At four locations around Bavaria – Oberpfaffenhofen, Ottobrunn, Nuremberg and Berchtesgadener Land – it has sufficient capacity to support the market entry of 15 start-ups a year. In collaboration with respected partners, companies receive support for up to two years. Both funding and technical support is provided to start-ups as an incentive, i.e. they are not required to hand over shares in their business in return. The program is partnered by the European Space Agency (ESA), the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs, the German Aerospace Center (DLR), Airbus Defence & Space, the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits (IIS), the Berchtesgadener Land Economic Development Agency and a number of regional savings banks. Page 5 august 2021 gate – Garching Technology and Start-Up Center Contact Christian Heckemann gate - Garchinger Technologie- und Phone: +49 (0)89 5485 1111 Gründerzentrum GmbH Fax: +49 (0)89 5484 1010 Lichtenbergstraße 8 E-mail: [email protected] 85748 Garching (near Munich) www.gategarching.com gate Garching was opened in November 2002 as part of a Bavarian government high-tech offensive. It is an attractive base for young technology companies in and around Munich. 5,000 m2 of lettable office space plus 500 m2 of warehouse and workshop space is available. Facilities are rented out to start-ups and young companies that develop innovative technologies in areas such as Industry 4.0, automotive engineering, robotics, artificial intelligence, smart energy, software and the Internet of Things (IoT). Page 6 august 2021 Impact Hub Munich Contact Impact Hub Munich Phone: +49 (0)89 72997347 Gotzinger Straße 8 E-mail: [email protected] 81371 München http://munich.impacthub.net The Impact Hub Munich is an innovation space for sustainable economic activity, a framework and source of stimulus for both co-creative work and entrepreneurship that serves the common good. In keeping with their motto of "enabling people to do good", the operators seek to empower people to devote their full energy to doing what they really want to do. To help them do so, the Impact Hub surrounds them with a supportive infrastructure, inspiring events and a vibrant community. The Impact Hub Munich is part of a global network that has set itself the goal of having a positive impact on the world. Founded in 2005, it today comprises 86 open hubs with more than 15,000 members, extending from Amsterdam to Johannesburg, from Singapore to San Francisco. Page 7 august 2021 Innovation and Start-Up Center for Biotechnology (IZB) Contact Fördergesellschaft IZB mbH Phone: +49 (0)89 5527948-0 Dr. Peter Hanns Zobel Fax: +49 (0)89 5527948-29 Am Klopferspitz 19 E-mail: [email protected] 82152 Planegg/Martinsried www.izb-online.de Established in 1995, Fördergesellschaft IZB mbH operates two Innovation and Start-Up Centers, one in Planegg/Martinsried and the other in Freising-Weihenstephan. Today, these centers rank among the top ten biotech incubators in the world. Over 650 people work here for 60 companies in 26,000 m2 of space. One reason for the success of the IZB is its close geographic proximity to the leading research that goes on at Ludwig Maximilians University (LMU) and at respected biotechnology research organizations – such as the Max Planck institutes – at the Martinsried campus. Red (or medical) biotechnology is the focus of start-ups' activities in Planegg/Martinsried, which has now grown to 23,000 m2. Since 2002, the 3,000 m2 IZB site in Freising- Weihenstephan has provided well-equipped space for the launch of life sciences companies. Page 8 august 2021 LMU Entrepreneurship Center (LMU EC) Title:LMU_EC_Logo_F_2c.eps Creator:Adobe Illustrator(R) 13.0 CreationDate:4/29/08 CreationDate:4/29/08 LanguageLevel:2 Contact Natalie Kho www.facebook.com/LMU.EC E-Mail: [email protected] www.xing.com/net/LMU-EC www.entrepreneurship-center.uni-muenchen.de www.twitter.com/LMU_EC The LMU Entrepreneurship Center (LMU EC) at Munich's Ludwig Maximilians University motivates students and graduates to start their own company and helps them get their idea off the ground. Concentrating on the three areas of teaching, community and lab activities, it supports start- ups and other firms, gets students excited about entrepreneurship and organizes events relating to